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Billie Faiers has shared a sneak peek inside her and Greg Shepherd's future home that they are currently renovating.The 32 year old, who recently shared unseen snaps from her London wedding for Valentine's Day, took to her Instagram feed to post a collection of photos and videos from the home for her 2.3million followers to see. With Elton John's Your Song playing in the background, the opening shot saw her daughter Nelly, eight, dressed in a black long puffer coat with a purple jacket underneath as she posed in front of the £1.4million property.

We know and love (or sometimes love to hate) their characters on screen, but now it’s time to discover all the behind-the-scenes secrets from our favourite soap stars. In our exclusive interview, Soap Stars Coming Clean, OK!'s finding out all the juicy gossip about what happens when the cameras stop rolling, as well as the actors’ favourite memories with their co-stars so far. We recently caught up with Emmerdale actor Bradley Johnson, who plays Vinny Dingle, to chat about working with his ‘second mum’ Lisa Riley, hanging out with his co-stars at the local bingo hall, and why his singing talent won him praise from his idol Peter Kay.

Britney Spears is reportedly set to release a tell-all memoir.

Drew Barrymore is planning to celebrate the 40th anniversary of “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial ” with some of her nearest and dearest.

Jane Marczewski, known to fans as Nightbirde, has passed away.

Gwen Stefani has been teasing an upcoming announcement for several weeks now, and her latest video got everyone talking.MORE: Blake Shelton pays heartfelt tribute to Gwen Stefani as he brands them 'couple goals' The No Doubt star took to Instagram at the start of the week to share footage of herself from the neck up.The singer moved her hands down her face, revealing a statement makeup look, complete with glittery eyeshadow and a bold red lipstick.VIDEO: Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton share rare insight into marriage "Making magic," Gwen simply wrote alongside the post, which received over 40,000 likes in under ten minutes.MORE: Blake Shelton sparks emotional reaction after duet with young boy who needs heart transplant MORE: Gwen Stefani's rare picture of Blake Shelton has to be seen to be believed"I am so ready for this," one fan wrote, while another commented: "Magic in the makeup! So excited." A third added: "I cannot wait!" Many more simply commented with fire emojis, meaning "hot".Gwen has given very little away as to what she is about to release, but has a link her in bio to a website titled Gxve.A post shared by Gwen Stefani (@gwenstefani)Gwen Stefani shared an exciting video teasing some major newsIt's been an incredibly exciting time for Gwen, who has not only been busy promoting her upcoming business, but has been having fun celebrating her family too.MORE: Blake Shelton reveals why he married Gwen Stefani – and fans are in tearsREAD: Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton share happy news with fansOver the weekend, not one, but two family members marked their birthdays – with her brother Todd and son Apollo both sharing the same special day.Gwen held an incredible party for her little boy on Saturday, and it looked

Christie Brinkley is speaking out about a controversial news article she was recently featured in.MORE: Christie Brinkley parties with Rebel Wilson and Cindy Crawford for special Super Bowl partyThe recent article online included a slew of famous women such as Salma Hayek and Sharon Stone, and its headline read: "32 Celebrities Who Are Over 50 and Absolutely Prove That Yes, Being Older is Attractive."The star took to Instagram to share a lengthy statement about how the media tends to categorize women after they've reached a certain age.WATCH: Christie dances ahead of exciting appearanceMORE: Christie Brinkley takes fans by complete surprise with latest celebratory pictureHer statement about ageism in Hollywood started off with: "I saw this article this morning and my first thought was these women don't have anything to prove they're just living their best life…but then I thought again about ageism in America and some of the ways that we are constantly being categorized because of our age."While the article was written with positive intentions and said of the women: "not getting older, just getting better," stating that aging is not a bad thing, Christie insisted that common phrases such as aging gracefully "should not be about one's looks but about the attitude and energy one offers the world."A post shared by Christie Brinkley (@christiebrinkley)The star's powerful statementFans and celebrities alike flooded the model's comment section with support, commending her for taking a stance. Stylist Anita Patrickson wrote: "As always you continue to inspire me.

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Nightbirde, who appeared on season 16 of America’s Got Talent, died after a long battle with cancer. She was 31.

Eamonn Holmes, 62, did not hold back today as he defended Rylan Clark, 33, after he was accused of pulling “sickies” while he was forced to miss work due to an illness. Rylan returned to his duties on BBC Radio 2 at the weekend following concerns over his health after falling ill earlier this month.But one listener hit out at Eamonn, who they accused of having “no talent or opinions”, while saying they were becoming “weary” of Rylan’s “sickies”.Taking to social media to reveal their views, Twitter user mjkennington wrote: “Never been a fan of @EamonnHolmes but sadly our TV & radio shows are loaded with presenters like him, who openly admit to having no talent or opinions & wonder why they're in their well paid jobs.“At least @piersmorgan has an opinion.

Coronation Street, has revealed her 13-year-old daughter has bagged a role on BBC One’s Waterloo Road.The actress announced the news on Instagram with a photograph of Scarlett and the rest of the cast.The mum-of-two told her 483,000 followers: “Very excited to finally be able to announce that my gorgeous, lovely, talented Scarlett Thomas will be in the new series of Waterloo Road #ProudMum.”Hundreds of Tina’s friends and followers took to the comments to congratulate the teen star.Catherine Tyldesley said: “That girl has always been the brightest of stars.”Sally Carmen, who plays Corrie’s Abi wrote: “Awesome!”A post shared by Tina O’Brien (@tinaob83)Kel Allen, who plays Laura Neelan, penned: “Love this!!!”Faye Brookes posted a beating heart emoji and Helen Flanagan shared a pair of heart eyes.Tina also starred in the high school drama from 2010-2011, playing the role of pupil Bex Fisher.Scarlett will join her uncle Adam Thomas on the show and play his daughter, Izzy.Scarlett’s dad Ryan Thomas, who played Jason Grimshaw on Corrie for 16 years, also publicly congratulated his daughter.The Celebrity Big Brother winner shared a snap of his brother and daughter and told his 1.1 million followers: “The secret is finally out!!!“As a father and big brother, it doesn’t get much better in life to find out that my brother is going back to Waterloo Road where it all started for him in his career to then find out Scarlett is going to play his daughter in the show.”Adam, who plays Donte Charles in the BBC drama, appeared on Morning Live today to discuss the new series and how he will find having his niece on set.He told hosts Kym Marsh and Gethin Jones: “Fans of the show will remember that Donte and Chlo had a little baby called Izzy

The Royal Highland Centre has been announced as the venue for the newest addition to Scotland’s festival calendar - Connect Music Festiva l, which will take place this summer.

Find out which role Dove Cameron had not heard of before taking it on! – Just Jared Jr Find out why everyone is talking about Kim Kardashian today – Celebitchy Guess who is pregnant! – Popsugar This couple is still together, despite not being photographed in months! – Just Jared Jr

THE One Show will have a new line-up this week after Jermaine Jenas was ruled out with Covid. Viewers were expecting to see him on the show today but were greeted instead by Lauren Laverne and Angellica Bell.

LYDIA Bright really went all out for her daughter Loretta's 2nd birthday party. The proud mum-of-one made sure her little girl had the best day ever and treated her to an incredible celebration, which included real life farm animals.

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The world's biggest spider, which can grow to a foot in width, has been found in the UK by terrified dock workers who noticed it in a shipping container.Staff at the dock in Hull saw the huntsman, which hitched a ride 5,000 miles from China, and rushed to call the RSPCA.The spider is not deadly to humans but can cause a series of issues when it bites, including heart palpitations, vomiting and headaches.A spokesman from the animal welfare charity said: "The spider fancied a holiday so he hopped on a shipping container in China and ended up in Hull."He gave staff quite a fright.

Arthur and Luana make £56,000 a month by coaching and inspiring others about sex on OnlyFans. However, some predict their relationship is destined to fail.Talking about their non-monogamous situation, Luana said: “Many people reject it, and many find it strange, they say that we haven’t found God, that our relationship doesn’t work, but we don’t care because we know very well what we want and that our choices make us happy."Arthur added: "Many say that our relationship will not last, but I'm sure we make it work better than many in a monogamous relationship."He continued: "There is no right formula, but there are paths we can follow to make it work, and one of them is trust."It is also necessary to establish small 'rules' with the other person that you can follow in a nice way."The most important thing for the relationship to last and go further, is certainly respect."Arthur and Luana set up their OnlyFans during the pandemic to help those in relationships who were struggling in the bedroom.Speaking about their venture in February last year, the pair said: "We were able to inspire other couples to have sex in the pandemic."They added: "We teach everything through the platform, from different positions to even encouraging couples to go swinging."Many did not know or were afraid of the techniques, but our tips made couples get closer at home." Get all the biggest Lifestyle news straight to your inbox. Sign up for the free Daily Star Hot Topics newsletter

Reddit user has found an abandoned city on Google Maps thousands of years after it was reduced to a desert ghost town.The poster, known as u/mystery_unrolles shared three aerial images of the historical city of Ur, that still has huge buildings peeking out of the sands that have taken back the land.The Redditor said: "City of Uru/Ur, Founded in 20th century BCE (4000 year's ago). At that time it was the most populous city with 65,000 inhabitants."They later added in the comments that they found the site at 30°57′42″N 46°06′18″E and that the city isn't the oldest around.The posters comment said: "There are urban cities which are older than Ur, Mohenjo daro of Indus valley civilization was founded 4500 years ago (most likely)."According to Britannica, the district in southern Mesopotamia, which is now classified as southern Iraq, was once situated on the former Euphrates River and remains one of the oldest cities in the area.Settlers arrived sometime in the 4th millennium BC and was once a capital city before its decline.

Manchester United saying that he “will remember it all his life".The now 32-year-old joined the side in July 2015 after impressing for Southampton.But it was a relatively short-lived tenure in the northwest, with the Frenchman leaving to Everton just 18 months later. "I learned a lot from my departure from Manchester United.

Jane ‘Nightbirde’ Marczewski was one of the most inspiring contestants on all of America’s Got Talent. The musician bravely shared her cancer story on the show, which she competed on during season 16.